Meaning
“Throw out”是一个常用的英语表达,主要有两个常见的意思和用法。
首先,“throw out”可以表示“扔掉”或“丢弃”。当你不再需要某物时,你可以用这个短语来描述将其扔进垃圾桶。例如:“I need to throw out these old newspapers.” 意思是“我需要扔掉这些旧报纸”。这种用法在日常生活中非常常见。
其次,“throw out”还可以表示“驱逐”或“赶出”。例如,当一个人被从某个地方强制要求离开时,也可以用这个短语。例如:“The unruly guest was thrown out of the party.” 意思是“不守规矩的客人被赶出了聚会”。
通过理解这两个主要意思,学习者可以更好地掌握“throw out”在不同语境中的使用方式。
Today's Sentences
01
I should throw out some old clothes.
Situation
Your closet is overflowing again.
I know, I should throw out some old clothes.
You could open a thrift shop at this point.
Maybe after I throw out half my wardrobe.
02
I threw it out this morning.
Situation
Hey, what happened to the cake?
I was saving that!
我还留着呢!
Oh, I threw it out this morning.
What?
Why?!
为什么?!
It was two weeks old and starting to look like a science experiment.
Writer's Note
"Throw out" is a transitive and separable phrasal verb.
- Transitive - Requires an object for the sentence to make sense.
Example 1: Security threw out the rowdy fans.
Example 2: The committee threw out my proposal.
Example 3: We need to throw out these leftovers. - Separable - You can place an object between "throw" and "out". And remember, examples like "throw the trash out"/"throw it out" (pronouns go in the middle).
Example 1: Just throw them out if they smell weird.
Example 2: They threw it out without discussion.
Example 3: I’ll just throw it out there but we could delay the launch as an option.
例子 1:保安把吵闹的粉丝“threw out”了。
例子 2:委员会“threw out”了我的提案。
例子 3:我们需要“throw out”这些剩饭。
例子 1:如果它们闻起来怪怪的,就把它们扔出去。
例子 2:他们没有讨论就把它扔掉了。
例子 3:我只是随便说说,我们可以把发布推迟作为一个选项。
Related Words: Banish, cancel, discard, dismiss, eject, eliminate, expel, get rid of, kick out, propose, put forward, reject, remove, suggest, throw away, toss out
